mapping: latitude and longitude

The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian
• meridian
• equator
• parallel

North and South America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

"Starting point" for latitude; halfway between the North and South poles

• equinox
• equine
• equator
• equality

Lines running North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridian

• Parallel

What line runs at 0 degrees Longitude

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

• The Greenwich (Prime) Meridian

a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)

• Compass Rose
• Direction Device
• Cardinal Directions

What is the approximate location of letter B?

• 80^oN, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oW
• 80^oS, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oE

The lines on which set of views best represents Earth's latitude system?

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Lines of Latitude.

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Latitude

• Longitude

Lines running North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridian

• Parallel